Hellooooo, Ladies and Gentlemen!
I'm beginning to think it's a cycle for me. Every year or two I must drop off the face of the planet for a handful of months for no explicable reason. But as always, I HAVE RETURNED.
No major life events to report, unless you count the fact that the college axed the course I was going to take. It's all still available as individual online classes, which means I can still learn the material, but I won't be getting a diploma out of it and that sucks. Part of the reason I wanted the paper was so that I'd have the opportunity to move on to university at some point in the future, but it looks like that isn't going to happen.
It's not the end of the world since I'm shooting to write books for a living, but I don't like losing my backup plan. It makes me... itchy. And frowny.
Speaking of writing books, the rough draft for my novel is looking to wrap up around July at my current pace. That'll give me five months for revision and polish before I send it off into the big, wide world. First books rarely sell, and I don't expect much to come of it beyond (valuable!) experience, but just knowing that I'm finally moving in the right direction is a wonderful feeling. :D
I've also been considering downloading Rosetta Stone and getting a move on with the Japanese like I've been meaning to for years. If anyone's used the program before, I'd love to know what you think. $399 is a pretty heavy investment in software I'm not sure of.
On the fannish front, I've been watching Game of Thrones like it's my job (although, seriously. One episode without nudity, HBO. That's all I ask. Just one. Do you guys have a quota or something?). I've also been reading the books, so I pretty much know what's going to happen (like the end of episode 4, HOO BOY), but that doesn't make it any less awesome.
ALSO KORRA GUYS. Three episodes in, and I am totally smitten. KORRA IS AWESOME. BOLIN IS AWESOME. MAKO IS KIND OF A DOUCHE BUT STILL AWESOME. LIN BEI FONG COULD OUT-AWESOME ALL OF THEM AND STILL HAVE SOME AWESOME LEFT OVER. IT'S SO AWESOME I CAN'T STOP CAPSLOCKING.
IT'S JUST. ALL OF MY FEELINGS. MY HAPPY, HAPPY FEELINGS.
WHAT HE SAID.
No major life events to report, unless you count the fact that the college axed the course I was going to take. It's all still available as individual online classes, which means I can still learn the material, but I won't be getting a diploma out of it and that sucks. Part of the reason I wanted the paper was so that I'd have the opportunity to move on to university at some point in the future, but it looks like that isn't going to happen.
It's not the end of the world since I'm shooting to write books for a living, but I don't like losing my backup plan. It makes me... itchy. And frowny.
Speaking of writing books, the rough draft for my novel is looking to wrap up around July at my current pace. That'll give me five months for revision and polish before I send it off into the big, wide world. First books rarely sell, and I don't expect much to come of it beyond (valuable!) experience, but just knowing that I'm finally moving in the right direction is a wonderful feeling. :D
I've also been considering downloading Rosetta Stone and getting a move on with the Japanese like I've been meaning to for years. If anyone's used the program before, I'd love to know what you think. $399 is a pretty heavy investment in software I'm not sure of.
On the fannish front, I've been watching Game of Thrones like it's my job (although, seriously. One episode without nudity, HBO. That's all I ask. Just one. Do you guys have a quota or something?). I've also been reading the books, so I pretty much know what's going to happen (like the end of episode 4, HOO BOY), but that doesn't make it any less awesome.
ALSO KORRA GUYS. Three episodes in, and I am totally smitten. KORRA IS AWESOME. BOLIN IS AWESOME. MAKO IS KIND OF A DOUCHE BUT STILL AWESOME. LIN BEI FONG COULD OUT-AWESOME ALL OF THEM AND STILL HAVE SOME AWESOME LEFT OVER. IT'S SO AWESOME I CAN'T STOP CAPSLOCKING.
IT'S JUST. ALL OF MY FEELINGS. MY HAPPY, HAPPY FEELINGS.
WHAT HE SAID.